Issue - meetings

This report sets out the strategic direction of York Learning and presents a one year service/business plan which it is intended will form part of the governance arrangements for the service. Performance against the action plan will be reported to the Executive Member twice yearly in the form of an update report.

Resolved:  That the York Learning Strategic/Service Plan 2015/16 be approved.

Reason:     To provide a sound governance arrangement for the York Learning Services.

The Executive Member considered a report that set out the strategic direction of York Learning and which presented a one year service/business plan which it was intended would form part of the governance arrangements for the service. 

The Executive Member noted the arrangements that would be in place to monitor performance against the action plan, including the role of the Learning and Culture Policy and Scrutiny Committee in this process. 

Details were given of some of the challenges that the service was facing, as outlined in the annex to the report, including those relating to funding for programmes. 

The Executive Member requested that the service’s self-assessment be made publically available through a decision session in January at which it would be signed off.

Officers were asked about the timescale for preparing the 2016/17 Strategic Plan.  The Executive Member requested that there be opportunities for input at an early stage and that the targets that were included were clearly measurable.  The draft Plan would be brought to the Executive Member for consideration at a meeting in May 2016 and the final plan in August 2016.  

Resolved:  That the York Learning Strategic/Service Plan 2015/16

                   be approved.

Reason:     To provide a sound governance arrangement for the

                   York Learning Services.